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January 17, 2018
Grist Mill Road in New York Times and Washington Post
Two more books reviews for Grist Mill Road. You can read the Washington Post review by Dennis Drabelle 
January 12, 2018
Grist Mill Road in People, Us Weekly & Entertainment Weekly
It was thrilling to see ‘Grist Mill Road’ making the pages of three major magazines this week. Check out all three mentions below.
People
January 11, 2018
Might As Well Jump
I just wrote an essay for the Powell’s blog on taking literal and creative leaps. (AKA, why I jumped off a cliff.) Read it here.
January 10, 2018
Grist Mill Road Readers Guide
You can now read and download the Grist Mill Road Readers/Discussion guide here. However, spoiler alert: do not look at this before finishing the novel if you wish to enjoy all of its surprises.
January 5, 2018
How Russia Swung My Direction
I’ve written a piece for Literary Hub about how, after almost ten years of writing in the (unpublished) dark, I almost gave up. Read it here.
December 31, 2017
Grist Mill Road in Goodreads Best Books of the Month
Grist Mill Road has been named in Goodreads’ best six books of the month for January 2018. Find the complete list here.
December 30, 2017
Support Grist Mill Road on Pub Day
Support Grist Mill Road on the day it’s published via Thunderclap. Just go to this Thunderclap page and click “SUPPORT WITH TWITTER” (or you can support with Facebook or Tumblr, or all three if you’re feeling frisky). Add your support and a message will be posted on the day Grist Mill Road is published, January 9. Many thanks in advance to anyone who can help spread the word.
Grist Mill Road Audiobook Clip
Listen to a clip of the Grist Mill Road audiobook here. I haven’t yet heard the whole thing, but very much looking forward to it as four different actors were hired to narrate the different sections.
November 29, 2017
Black Chalk Audiobook in US
You can now listen to the audiobook version of “Black Chalk” in the United States. Here’s a link to “Black Chalk” on the audible website.
November 22, 2017
Grist Mill Road: first reviews
There are four important trade publications that review novels prior to release. (Trade publications are generally intended for booksellers, librarians, and other industry professionals.) Here are some excerpts, with links to full reviews as well, from three of the four. (Library Journal has not, as yet, published its review online.) A starred review indicates a book “of outstanding quality.”
* “Mesmerizing and impossible to put down, this novel demands full attention, full empathy, and full...
